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No one was injured in a head-on crash on Hillside Drive in Ryan Township on Thursday morning, state police at Frackville said.

Jared Shiko, 29, of Coal Township, fell asleep at the wheel of his car and drove into the front of a pickup truck driven by John Gutsie, 48, of Barnesville, at 4:35 a.m., police said.

Shiko's vehicle sustained major front-end damage, while Gutsie's truck received minor damage, police said. Airbags did not deploy in either vehicle, and EMS and fire personnel did not respond, troopers said.

Ryan Township police were not on duty when the accident happened, state police said.

Man charged with stealing from motel

A college student was charged with stealing money from the Forest Hill Inn, where he was a guest, Sugarloaf police said.

Nicholas D. Lewis, 21, whom police said is a student at Penn State Hazleton and lives in New York City, took money from a cash drawer at the motel office on Sept. 25 and 30, police said.

Police said they watched surveillance video before filing a charge of theft of moveable property against Lewis. He awaits a preliminary hearing before District Judge Daniel O'Donnell at 9 a.m. Nov. 5.

Butler police probing thefts

Butler Township police said this week they are investigating a number of thefts:

- Multiple tools, valued at several thousand dollars, were taken from a van parked near the intersection of East Butler Drive and South Hunter Highway between 5:30 p.m. Sept. 23 and 7 a.m. Sept. 24. A window of the van was smashed to gain access.

Police identified some of the items as a Dewalt hammer drill, impact gun, Sawzall, jobsite radio/charger, Paslode framing gun and a Milwaukee portable band saw.

- In the 100 block of South Old Turnpike Road, police said gasoline was siphoned from a vehicle and an attempt was made to steal a riding lawn mower from the same residence. Also, a Husqvarna weed trimmer and Stihl leaf blower were stolen from a nearby residence, while a Red Max backpack blower and assorted masonry tools were taken from a contractor's vehicle parked on the property.

- Two antique bronze lanterns, cemented into lampposts, were taken from a home on Drasher Road during the early-morning hours Sept. 25.

- Rings and a safe were stolen from a home in the 200 block of North Old Turnpike Road on Sept. 27. Police said someone forced their way into the home through the back door.

- Someone forced their way into a home in the Hi-Tor section of the township on Sept. 28 and took money, police said.

- After failing to break into a home on Nesco Manor Road, a thief broke into a shed, taking power tools, on Sept. 28. Police said they have a suspect in this case.

- Two manhole covers were reported stolen from the site of the former Angela Park on North Hunter Highway on Sept. 27. The theft happened in the past several weeks, police said.

- A vacant home in the 200 block of Freedom Road was broken into between Sept. 23 and Monday. An inventory is being taken to determine what may have been taken, police said.

Anyone with information on any of the incidents is asked to call police at 570-788-3230 or 911.

Woman arrested in armed robbery

A Shenandoah woman was arrested Monday on charges that she allegedly robbed a borough man at knifepoint on Aug. 14.

Jessica Lee Stevens, 20, of North Main Street, was arraigned Monday before Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker of Shenandoah on three counts of robbery, a first-degree felony along with two counts of simple assault and one count each of theft by unlawful taking or disposition and receiving stolen property, all misdemeanors. Stevens was committed to Schuylkill County Prison in lieu of 10 percent of $25,000 bail.

According to police, Stevens visited the home of William Slezosky, 72, at 34 N. White St., between 5 and 5:19 p.m. Aug. 14. Slezosky offered her something to drink as they sat and talked, police said. Stevens asked Slezosky for another soda, and he told her to get one from the refrigerator.

When she returned to the living room, Stevens held what appeared to be a knife against Slezosky's neck and told him she was sorry, but she needed his money. Police said she reached into his pocket and removed $300, then left the home on foot. Over the course of the investigation, police determined that Stevens may have been responsible for the robbery. A photo array was put together and shown to Slezosky, who picked Stevens out of the lineup, police said.

Woman faces DUI charges

Theresa R. Schreffler, 48, of Zion Grove, was charged with driving under the influence following a traffic stop at 2:05 a.m. Sunday on Route 4033 in Pattersonville, Union Township, state police at Frackville said.

Schreffler was observed to be under the influence of alcohol, police said, and a breath test administered at the barracks indicated that she was above the legal limit, police said. The charges were filed with the office of Magisterial District Judge Bernadette J. Nahas, Frackville.

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